撒母耳记下 3:11

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

伊施波設因為懼怕押尼珥，就連一句話也不敢回答他。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
伊 施 波 设 惧 怕 押 尼 珥 ， 不 敢 回 答 一 句 。

Contextual Overview

⁷ Saul once had a slave woman named Rizpah, who was the daughter of Aiah. Ish-Bosheth said to Abner, "Why did you have sexual relations with my father's slave woman?" ⁸ Abner was very angry because of what Ish-Bosheth said, and he replied, "I have been loyal to Saul and his family and friends! I didn't hand you over to David. I am not a traitor working for Judah! But now you are saying I did something wrong with this woman! ⁹ May God help me if I don't join David! I will make sure that what the Lord promised does happen! ¹⁰ I will take the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David king of Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba!" ¹¹ Ish-Bosheth couldn't say anything to Abner, because he was afraid of him. ¹² Then Abner sent messengers to ask David, "Who is going to rule the land? Make an agreement with me, and I will help you unite all Israel." ¹³ David answered, "Good! I will make an agreement with you, but I ask you one thing. I will not meet with you unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal to me." ¹⁴ Then David sent messengers to Saul's son Ish-Bosheth, saying, "Give me my wife Michal. She was promised to me, and I killed a hundred Philistines to get her." ¹⁵ So Ish-Bosheth sent men to take Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish. ¹⁶ Michal's husband went with her, crying as he followed her to Bahurim. But Abner said to Paltiel, "Go back home." So he went home.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

because: 2 Samuel 3:39

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 14:28 - which belonged to Judah Psalms 60:2 - broken

Cross-References

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Psalms 50:21
I have kept quiet while you did these things, so you thought I was just like you. But I will scold you and accuse you to your face.

Romans 3:20
because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he could not answer Abner a word again,.... That is, he would not, he durst not; otherwise, if it was fact he charged him with, he could have insisted on the truth of it, and aggravated the crime and scandal of it; and observed it to him, that the kindness he had shown him was no excuse for it; but such things, though he would, he durst not say:

because he feared him; he had the army at his command, and could dethrone him when he pleased; and it has been the fate of greater men than Ishbosheth to be awed by their generals, and even David himself; see 2 Samuel 3:39.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 3:11. He could not answer Abner a word — Miserable is the lot of a king who is governed by the general of his army, who may strip him of his power and dignity whenever he pleases! Witness the fate of poor Charles I. of England and Louis XVI. of France. Military men, above all others, should never be intrusted with any civil power, and should be great only in the field.